NATIONAL SHAME

Scene at 7.00 am on 15 August 2012 at G.T.Road, Tis Hazari, Delhi - A Rag-picker Child Labour - Independence Day is meaningless for him

NATIONAL PRIDE

scene at 6.30 am on 15 August 2012 at historical monument (BONTA) at North Campus (DU) - Morning Walkers celebrating Independence Day

SENIOR CITIZEN HAS A LEGAL RIGHT TO FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT IN GOVT HOSPITALS

VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO HEALTH OF OLD POOR PATIENTS - Despite provisions in The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 to provide medical support for senior citizens through Government hospitals or hospitals funded fully or partially by the Government, these two poor women of 70-75 yrs old suffering from eye ailment are denied free treatment by the Delhi Government run Guru Nanak Eye Hospital. The hospital is delaying operation asking these old women to first deposit Rs.5000/- each with the hospital. Are poor counted in this country except for votes?

AIPA NATIONAL HELPLINE FOR EWS ADMISSIONS IN UNAIDED PRIVATE SCHOOLS

EWS ADMISSIONS IN UNAIDED NON-MINORITY SCHOOLS UNDER RTE ACT 2009 - admission process in nursery classes for the year 2013-14 is going to start in many schools from September 2012 - parents whose wards are eligible for admission in EWS category in unaided non-minority private schools should take steps to ensure that their applications for admission should reach to the schools in time - All India Parents Association (AIPA) helpline (Mob. 9868529459) may be used for any help. AIPA chapters in different States/Districts in the country are requested to open their respective helplines to help the parents facing any kind of problem. Ashok Agarwal, Advocate National President, AIPA M-09811101923

Unaided school denied readmission to class 12 failed student – Delhi HC notice to DOE and School

Delhi High Court (G.S.Sistani J) today issued notices to Delhi Government and Rukmani Devi Jaipuria Public School on a petition filed by student Rishabh through Advocate Ashok Agarwal seeking direction for readmission in class XII in the school in the academic year 2012-13. “The student is entitled to readmission in terms of Rule 138 of Delhi School Education Rules, 1973” argued Mr. Agarwal. The High Court has asked the government and the school to submit their replies on 22.08.2012 to explain as to why the admission was denied to the student.

FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR EWS CANCER PATIENTS

Action Cancer Hospital, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi is world state of art hospital for Cancer patients. It has 100 beds out of which 10 beds are totally free and reserved for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) patients in terms of Hon’ble Delhi High Court Orders in Social Jurist PIL case. The hospital was inspected on Saturday 12 August 2012 by the High Court appointed Monitoring Committee of which I am a member and found that the hospital is doing good job for the EWS patients suffering from Cancer. All the 10 beds were found occupied by EWS Cancer Patients at the time of inspection. The hospital is providing totally free treatment which includes PET-CT whole body, MRI Head with Contrast, PET Guide Biopsy, CT Thorax with contrast, 2D Echo, RBC, PRBC and FFP to the EWS Patients and that too without any discrimination. I would like to thank Dr. Asha Aggarwal, Medical Superintendent of the Action Cancer Hospital.

UNABLE TO PAY HOSPITAL BILL - B L KAPOOR HOSPITAL WITHHELD OPERATION OF A 70 YEARS OLD POOR PATIENT

UNABLE TO PAY HOSPITAL BILL- B L Kapoor Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi (on Public land allotted to it on concessional rates & obliged to provide totally free treatment to EWS patients to the extent of 10% IPD & 25% OPD in terms of Delhi High Court & Supreme Court Orders) today withheld operation of 70 yrs old poor critical patient Puspa Rani suffering from MENGITIS – Contact Adv Kusum Sharma M-9818026552 or patient's son Harish M-9313880619 Ashok Agarwal, Advocate 10.08.2012 M-09811101923